When reporting and writing this story, I learned so much about why parrotfish are AMAZING. Thanks to @kt-cramer.bsky.social @lalvarezfilip.bsky.social @anysunreef.bsky.social and @ichnologist.bsky.social for their research and perspectives on these funny fishes!

Happy to have been interviewed for part of @lisasgardiner.bsky.social's @sciencenews.bsky.social article about my favorite bioeroding & carbonate-sand-pooping fishes, parrotfishes; also includes keen insights from Drs. Katie Cramer & Ana Molina Hernández. www.snexplores.org/article/parr... 🧪🐠🪸🏖️

👇 great recognition for successful marine conservation. #OceanOptimism

Paywall? Get the pdf here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4tf47... Joint first author: @erinmdillon.bsky.social plus other lovelies, including @gobyone.bsky.social @kt-cramer.bsky.social @jonscibulski.bsky.social @mattleray.bsky.social and others.

🐠🦈 Just out: In this paper we ask "How has reef trophic structure changed since humans started removing predatory fishes from Caribbean coral reefs?". www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Illustrations @cookedillustrations.com

#CoralReefs are facing increased stress due to warming, acidification, and extreme weather — leading to more frequent bleaching and broader ecological impacts. Join us May 16 to learn about research to preserve #reefs and make them more resilient: ow.ly/W8Hz50VNYcF

Excited to participate in the "Climate Conversations" online panel hosted by @nationalacademies.org this Friday! If you are interested in hearing about current efforts to promote coral reef persistence, please join: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44984_...

Science is under attack! Here are a few ways you can share your story - post it on social media, call your representative's office, engage local media outlets #resist #SaveNSF

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Here are the links to folks who are tracking grant cancellations at both NIH and NSF censoring science. This team is tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net

On Friday, the NSF announced the cancellation of awards that aren’t aligned with the agency’s mission, “including but not limited to those on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and misinformation/disinformation.” eos.org/research-and...

Take action today and demand your senators and representatives do everything in their power to end DOGE, stop all unconstitutional and illegal activity by the Trump administration, and force the executive branch to respect the separation of powers.

If you are a federal employee in one of our scientific agencies who has been fired, please consider filling out this form. The House GOP may not give a damn about the the Enlightenment, objective truth or the Constitution but we do. democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Today! Join us at 9pm ET/6pm PT for a Democracy Forward Town Hall—where we can come together in community, find courage, & work to build a better future. Speaker info to follow soon. Topic: One Month In - What We've Learned, How We Are Responding, What You Can Do. YouTube Live link: bit.ly/4i9BQ1l

If you're an NSF PI like me, you might be wondering: Will my grant be suspended or terminated next week? A few key things to know: First off, remember that NSF is **congressionally mandated** to evaluate broader impacts. And laws like CHIPS and Science supersede EOs. But also... 🧵 thread

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Time to download any climate change data from USDA subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

A lot of work on fisheries and nutrition (including my own) has looked at the nutrient content of fish catches. This paper finds important differences between the nutrients available in coral reef ecosystems and what is captured by fishers. 🦑🧪🐠 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....